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105. The Kidnapped Assemblyman
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The car carrying the assemblyman slid along the road as it sped.
Yamtti, gripping the steering wheel, glanced into the rearview mirror.
The bodyguard must’ve hit him pretty hard, because he didn’t look like he’d wake up anytime soon.
‘Serves you right. You should’ve kept a better leash on your subordinates.’
For Yamtti, dominating bodyguards wasn’t difficult at all.
‘And there just happened to be four of them, too.’
Right now, the Rune of Allure had four slots left.
One slot was occupied by Plseba’s Chairman, and the others were slots she’d kept open to use flexibly.
‘I released the bodyguards’ Allure just now. They’ve probably come to their senses by now and are looking for the assemblyman’s whereabouts.’
She had released the bodyguards on purpose.
Only if word got out that the assemblyman had been kidnapped could their side take the corresponding action, right?
‘Chairman, that punk—he suddenly brought up kidnapping an assemblyman out of nowhere and startled me, but he’s put together a plan I like for the first time in a while.’
The kidnapping wasn’t really her order; it was something the Chairman himself had come up with and planned.
‘Still, I should warn him to tell me first before he schemes anything.’
She called it a warning, but she didn’t need to say it harshly.
Because humans drunk on Allure would listen to anything she said.
Even words with zero persuasion.
“We’re here.”
Arriving in a mountain valley whose location was hard to gauge, Yamtti got out of the car.
Flash—
She looked like her build was too frail to lift even a sack of rice, but Yamtti easily slung the assemblyman over her shoulder and climbed the mountain.
A world had come where, man or woman, players were called monsters.
Yamtti took him to a cabin she’d secured in advance and opened the door.
Creeeak—
The moment it opened, murderous gazes shot toward Yamtti, but—
“Ah, you’re here, Yamtti-nim.”
The players, recognizing her as an ally, each withdrew their stares.
They were the three executives recently selected through the murder interview.
After setting the assemblyman down on a chair, Yamtti smiled and said,
“I picked a good bunch. I like how alive all your eyes are.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Yamtti-nim.”
“Yamtti-nim, your eyes are truly beautiful as well. Especially how your body is all long and curvy—whoa…”
“Ha-ha, thank you~ But….”
Yamtti grabbed the finger of the man who’d just spoken.
Crack—!
“Guaaaargh!”
“Where’d you learn the manners to say sexual harassment crap to a superior? Makes me want to kill you.”
“S-s-s-sorry. Ghk.”
The man whose finger had been broken apologized immediately.
It wasn’t because Yamtti’s strength was beyond imagination.
[Player ‘Dol Plus Ai’ has been afflicted with Allure.]
He was bowing and scraping because he’d just been dominated by the Rune of Allure.
“The other executives should be careful too. If you look down on me because I’m a woman, you die. Got it?”
“……”
“……”
“Why isn’t anyone answering?”
“Y-yes, understood.”
“I-I’ll do anything you tell me to, Yamtti-nim.”
“Come here. I’ll treat your finger.”
“Th-thank you. You’re so kind I don’t know what to do with myself. Mas—”
“Don’t talk to me. Just shut up and stay quiet.”
Even after healing him with First Aid, Yamtti didn’t release Allure.
In case the bastard tried to get revenge and ruin the job.
‘Once I put it on, I can’t put it on again.’
Once everything was over, she could just make him kill himself then.
“Uuugh.”
Maybe he’d woken from the scream earlier—Lee Seong-hyeon blinked his eyes.
“Oh my, you’re awake, Assemblyman?”
“Huh? Wh-what is this? Who are you people?”
“Just wait a moment. I’ll bring some rope so you can’t move.”
While Yamtti went to get the rope, Lee Seong-hyeon sprang up from his seat.
“Hey, old man. Sit. Sit down.”
“You fucking bastards. Do you even know what you’ve done? You kidnapped a National Assembly member, you idiots.”
“So what? Assemblyman. If I want to kidnap you, I’ll kidnap you.”
“What?”
“And in a little bit, we’re even going to kill you.”
“Kikikik. Not that we’ll be the ones killing you, though.”
“We should get treated like national heroes. Heh heh heh.”
Watching the chuckling thugs, Lee Seong-hyeon frowned.
“What the fuck are these bastards even talking abou—”
“That’s enough, executives.”
Yamtti, approaching, put a finger to her lips as if telling them to be quiet.
“Even if you say the Assemblyman will die in a bit, he’s still alive right now, isn’t he? Don’t go blurting out the plan carelessly~”
“Sorry, Yamtti-nim.”
Yamtti walked up in front of Lee Seong-hyeon, who was making a dumbfounded expression.
“Here, I brought the rope. Please sit quietly in the chair.”
“You fucking bitch. What are you trying to do right now?”
“And what are you doing, Assemblyman?”
“What?”
“Since you’re talking about kidnapping and all, it seems like you’ve already grasped the situation. So why do you keep provoking me? Aha.”
Yamtti made a nasal sound like she understood.
“You want to hurry up and go see your son, don’t you? Mm-hm.”
“You….”
“Don’t worry. As soon as the criminals arrive, I’ll send you right to your son’s side.”
“You… you fucking bitch!”
Whoosh—
Dodging the punch, Yamtti kicked Lee Seong-hyeon in the stomach.
“Keuhek!”
Pain like getting hit with concrete made his legs give out.
“Am I easy because I’m a woman? I don’t know why you keep rushing at me.”
With an annoyed frown, Yamtti jerked her chin.
“Tie him to the chair. Tape his mouth shut too.”
“Yes!”
When the male executives grabbed him, Lee Seong-hyeon grit his teeth and resisted.
“Let go! Let go, you dog bastards!”
But there was no way a civilian could handle a player’s strength that could pierce even concrete.
Thud—
He was forcibly made to sit in the chair, but he thrashed hard as if he wouldn’t go quietly.
“Ha, this old man resists a lot.”
“We can’t tie the rope like this.”
“Yamtti-nim. Can I hit this old man once?”
“Move.”
As if she had no choice, Yamtti made eye contact with Lee Seong-hyeon.
“Stay still. I’m telling you I’ll send you off nicely. Don’t you want to see your son?”
“……Understood.”
Lee Seong-hyeon’s movements stopped as if it were a lie.
“Oh—what happened?”
“In front of Yamtti-nim, he turned into a gentle lamb, didn’t he?”
“As expected of Yamtti-nim.”
The executives watching exclaimed in admiration, but for Yamtti it was easier than eating cold porridge.
‘I used up another Allure slot.’
After placing Allure on Lee Seong-hyeon, Yamtti sighed inwardly while looking at the message that popped up to one side.
[Civilian ‘Lee Seong-hyeon’ has been afflicted with Allure.] <Currently Allured Humans>
- Song Jae-gyeom (Civilian)
- Dol Plus Ai (Player)
- Lee Seong-hyeon (Civilian)
- (None)
- (None)
She wanted to conserve them if possible, but now only two slots remained.
‘Well, using Allure will make things convenient.’
It didn’t look like making a guy like Lee Seong-hyeon behave would be possible otherwise.
“In a little bit, the Chairman will bring six civilian criminals. Set things up so we can start right away when he arrives.”
“Yes!”
At Yamtti’s instructions, the executives moved busily.
After tying Lee Seong-hyeon’s body to the chair, they covered his face with a black bag.
On the stand they’d prepared in front, they placed a phone camera.
“Are we all set?”
“Yes. If we just press the button, we can broadcast immediately via YouTube live streaming.”
“Good.”
The phone that would broadcast the video was none other than Lee Seong-hyeon’s.
On purpose, they didn’t turn it off so the police could track it easily.
There needed to be a witness who would discover the assemblyman’s corpse, too, didn’t there?
“Yamtti-nim, what about the criminals?”
“The Chairman will bring them soon. Wait a little longer.”
That was when—
Bang—!
The moment the door opened, everyone’s gaze gathered in one place.
But the expressions that had been expecting something soon turned into disappointment.
The person who entered wasn’t the Chairman, but Lostyak.
“What brings you here? You’re supposed to be keeping watch over there—”
Yamtti cut off mid-sentence, startled.
“No way—did the police already track us?”
“No, it’s not that.”
“Then why did you come in?”
“I’m just tired of keeping watch, and I was curious how things were going…”
“Hah.”
Letting out an incredulous sigh, Yamtti lifted her eyes.
“Hey, Lostyak-nim. Do you have any idea how important today is?”
“I do.”
“Then why are you acting like such a fucking idiot? I told you to keep watch. We have to finish the act quickly before the police burst in—”
“Before that, don’t the recruited criminals have to come for you to proceed?”
“Right. But the Chairman isn’t coming.”
“Yeah, so why isn’t the Chairman coming?”
For a moment, Yamtti felt something was off.
Lostyak’s vibe was subtly different from before.
“Are you talking down to me?”
“Yeah.”
“Did you forget I’m your senior?”
“There’s no senior-junior in this world.”
“Hah. Now you’re just openly going off the rails?”
Yamtti let out a hollow laugh, and since the situation was urgent, she decided to exercise patience for the moment.
“Right now it’s a critical situation so I’m letting it slide, but later, just you wait. I’ll talk to the Chairman and formally—”
“So in this critical situation, why isn’t the Chairman showing up?”
“…….”
Yeah. Exactly.
Yamtti looked at the wall clock hanging in the cabin.
‘Why really isn’t he showing up?’
It was already past the time he should have arrived with six civilian criminals.
‘There’s no way he’d disobey my order.’
The Chairman, who should keep promises sharply even if it meant dying, was completely silent.
You needed actors to perform a play, but at this rate it was a bust.
Yamtti immediately picked up the phone.
“Fuck, why isn’t he picking up again?”
“Did you just swear at the Chairman?”
“…….”
Flustered, Yamtti swore without realizing it.
“It was just me talking to myself, okay?”
“Yeah? But you’ve got a nasty lack of tact.”
“What?”
“If I’ve gone this far, shouldn’t you be getting the hint?”
Yamtti lowered her phone.
With eyes that were downright frightening.
“What are you trying to do with me right now?”
“What?”
“No way… the reason the Chairman isn’t showing up—is it because of you?”
“Seriously, you’ve got no tact. You’re only figuring that out now.”
“Hey.”
Yamtti stopped using honorifics.
“What are you? Where’s the Chairman?”
“Huh? Look at you talking down to the Chairman again. Anyone watching would think the Chairman’s your subordinate.”
“Ha, shit.”
Yamtti swept her hair back like she was getting heated.
“What the hell is wrong with today? Why’s everyone like this? Do you all really think I’m easy because I’m a woman?”
Yamtti decided she wouldn’t endure it anymore.
Because the traitor who had ruined the entire plan was right in front of her.
“Look at me properly.”
Yamtti made eye contact with Ryu Min.
“A bastard like you should’ve been filtered out long ago—haah, my mistake. Seriously.”
Activating the Rune of Allure, she spoke with a sigh.
“Hey. Where’s the Chairman? Tell me straight.”
“Why would I? If you ask, do I have to answer?”
“W-where… did you say? What did you just say?”
“I said do I have to answer, you fucking bitch.”
“…….”
Yamtti couldn’t help making a blank expression, as if she’d been hit on the back of the head with a hammer.
She’d seduced dozens of men, but this was the first time she’d gotten a reaction like this.
‘T-this is weird. I definitely used Allure…?’
Was it possible that, unlike how he looked, Lostyak wasn’t a man?
Or had her Allure slots somehow filled up?
‘No. I definitely had two slots left…’
To confirm, Yamtti ordered him again.
“I asked where the Chairman is.”
“Why do you keep ordering me around? Crazy bitch.”
“…….”
As Yamtti’s eyes widened in disbelief, a message she’d missed in the moment surfaced in her view.
[A powerful mental barrier is blocking you.]
[You cannot allure Player ‘Black Scythe’.]
‘What?’
More than the fact that Allure didn’t work, Yamtti had no choice but to be shocked by something else.
‘Not Lostyak… Black Scythe?’
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